Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-29

The qualifications, salaries and tenure o
office OF the judges of said coufE,shal
be the same IS for judges of the DissSic
court. 1F@
Sec. -. Grand and petit iuries in III
! District cOurs shall be composed a
! twelve men; but nine members Of 4
! grand Jury shall be q quorum 20 tFsasscf
business and present bills; and TIA Leg
! islature may pass laws autnolizlng less
than the whole number OF petit fTfy to
render verdict in civil and misdemesnor
cases.
Sec. SO. All vacancies in the oficS OF
justice Of the Supreme court OF Court OF
Appeals, or Of Judges of the district
courts, shsl be flied ~ the GOvernar BY
appointment for the unezplred term. e =
Sec. q. The Legislature shall frog
time TO tlmei By general or local law, es,
tsolisl county courts end such other ia
feT0r courts and provide Tor their officers.
with such Jurisdiction and qualification
end powers IS may be deemed expedient:
Provided, the judges and presiding ofli a
GERS OF such courts shall be elected, and
until such courts are provided the dis
triCt ana other Inferior courts now in eX.
istenCe, together with their officers, shall
continue, and shall exercise the powers
and jurisdiction now conferred on them.
and appeals shall lie as at present, except,I
that civil cases heretofore appealable toll
the Court OF Appeals snail, untiI other !
wise provided by Isw, be appealable TO
the Supreme court, under the rules and /.
regulations now prescribed for appeals 10
t lal court: Provided, the Court OF APP F.
peals shall determine al civil cases pend .
ing before it at the time this amendment :
shall be declared part of the constitu- /
ton.
sec. 80 No justice or Judge shall sit 10 .
any case Wh5TeiG he may DC Interested in
the question 10 he decided, or where
either OF the parties may BE- connected
with MIN by affinity or consangunity with
n such degree as may be prescribed by +
lW, or where he shall have been counsel
il the case. When g Justice of the Su-
)reme court, or of the Court OF Appeals,
shall be disqualified TO hear and deter
nine any case or cases in said court, the
same shall be certified by such court TO
he Governor of the state, who shall i'm
nediateiy commission the requisite NUN
Der OF persons, learned in law, for the
rial and determination of such case or
'ases. When the Judge of a district
s disqualified, the parties may bY con
ent, appoint proper person TO Try the
.sse, or, upon their failure TO do so,
competent person may be appointed by
he Governor 70 try the case, in tire COun-
y where it is pending in such manner as
nay be prescribed by Isw. The district
Judges may exchange districts, or hold
ourts for each other, when they NAV
eem il eXpedient, and shall do so when
ERECTED by law.
Sec. Sc. District clerks. sherif1s, prose
uting attorneys, aud other Oil ,ers, pro-
I-ion for whose removal from Otsce is
ot otherwise specially provided for, may
e removed from Office by the Judges Of
he District courts, for Incompetence or
liicis misconduct, hsbitual drunkenness,
r drunkenness which does not amount
o hsDitUal drunkenness, or other causes j
edned by law, upon the cause therefor
ENG set forth in writing snd the finding
/ its truth by 3 larry. Vacancies in all
d2es shall be filled IS prescribed in this [
or, in the absence OK COusti- !
ItiOnal provisions, then in such manner !
$ may be prescribed 0y law; and, until d
theTwise provided, vacancies in Office
hail be filed ia the manner now pre-
criOed.
Sec. 81. The Legislature shail not {
reste any court inferior TO the District I
curt with jurisdiction of suits in behalf 9
the state to recover penalties, tJriei-
Tres asd escheats; Of suits to recover '
amsges fer SANDER or defamation OF !
lsracter; Of suits for divorce or Of T
IiJs for trial Of title 70 land; or for the
lforcement Of liens thereon, except liens 5
2quired by levy OF process issued out Of
lch court, or Of civil cases wherein the
mount in controversy exceeds $1,000.